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back on the whole issue of john mccain, lindsey graham and others, john mccain also made the point of saying just as you said, wolf, that there's no need for boots on the ground. but the need, he said and this is proof just even this intelligence even though it's not completely confirmed, that they need to have some kind of in his words operational capability to secure these chemical weapons, not just of course assist those who are trying to overthrow the assad regime and so forth. it's the first and foremost goal of the united states right now needs to be to deal with these chemical weapons. of course as he said just in case to make sure i should say they don't get in the hands of other terrorist groups. >> dana, standby. senator mccain is joining us on the phone right now. senator, when you got this letter from the white house, what was your immediate reaction? >> well, my immediate reaction was that i was pleased that the president corroborated evidence that the israelis, the french and the british and others have concluded that bashar al assad had used chemical weapons. a little c
back on the whole issue of john mccain, lindsey graham and others, john mccain also made the point of saying just as you said, wolf, that there's no need for boots on the ground. but the need, he said and this is proof just even this intelligence even though it's not completely confirmed, that they need to have some kind of in his words operational capability to secure these chemical weapons, not just of course assist those who are trying to overthrow the assad regime and so forth. it's the...
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meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the bottom of what caused that blast at the fertilizer plant in west, texas. fox'sdom nick is there with the -- dominic is there with 14 dead. >> 200 injured. we understand from the authorities that 14 bodies have been recovered. they do not expect that number to rise much, if at all. 13 critically ill in hospital. it's unclear now on day three after the disaster how many of those will pull through. they think most of them actually will. the bodies of those that have been recovered from the site here in west have been taken to dallas for forensics. those that were most closest to the epicenter of the
meanwhile, senators john mccain and lindsey graham say the injured suspect is not, not entitled to his miranda rights. they want dzhokhar tsarnaev to be treated as an enemy combatant. and the transit police officer injured in a shootout with the suspects remains in critical condition. don't forget about this hero. officer richard donahue being treated for a single gunshot wound. meanwhile, authorities are still looking at another disaster further south, way further south, trying to get to the...
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and then you have the other side, graham and mccain who say, enemy combatant, no miranda, et cetera. jay, where do you fall on it? >> i think the department of justice right now has done the right thing by utilizing the public policy exception to the mirandaizing. that gives the department of -- >> explain briefly what that is. >> if in fact based on evidence that this plot was more extensive. if it is more extensive, and we have no evidence of any of this, the government's going to find that out quickly. then they can make the decision to declare him an enemy combatant that way. i think it gives him time. look, this is not a crime. this is an act of terror, an act of war against the united states. the fact that they're a u.s. citizen, the supreme court just said even if you're a u.s. citizen, you could be held as an enemy combatant. i think based on what we're hearing, that decision will ultimately be made by the attorney general. but i think this is the clearly the case based on what we know for enemy combatant status. that would give us more time to investigate. do we want a prose
and then you have the other side, graham and mccain who say, enemy combatant, no miranda, et cetera. jay, where do you fall on it? >> i think the department of justice right now has done the right thing by utilizing the public policy exception to the mirandaizing. that gives the department of -- >> explain briefly what that is. >> if in fact based on evidence that this plot was more extensive. if it is more extensive, and we have no evidence of any of this, the government's...
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control altogether now however a number of republican senators including major power brokers like john mccain and lindsey graham have come out against their colleagues obstructionist strategy there is support should give reid and his allies the sixty votes necessary to override any republican filibuster everything goes as planned the senate will vote on reid's bill thursday however even if pro-gun control senators do manage to overcome a republican filibuster they may not be able to gather up enough votes from conservative democrats to ensure that reid's bill which includes nationally popular measures like universal background checks on gun purchases gets through the senate so what happens how does the fate of gun control become to tied to legislative procedure in the days and weeks after the newtown killings popular opinion overwhelmingly favor drastic new limits on firearms purchases and even a national ban on assault weapons the nation seemed poised to make a fundamental change to its firearm laws since then the n.r.a. has ramped up its. the usual scare tactics warning that more background
control altogether now however a number of republican senators including major power brokers like john mccain and lindsey graham have come out against their colleagues obstructionist strategy there is support should give reid and his allies the sixty votes necessary to override any republican filibuster everything goes as planned the senate will vote on reid's bill thursday however even if pro-gun control senators do manage to overcome a republican filibuster they may not be able to gather up...
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john mccain calls that ludicrous. what do you think? >> i'm with john mccain on this one. i mean, this is almost pathetic kind of excuse. what does it have to do with a mexican living in the united states who has done everything right and wants their kids to be able to get ahead in american life? what is this incident in boston have to do -- >> the argument is these are two individuals who emigrated from dagestan, from chechnya, came here, and ended up wreaking havoc. >> so what the critics don't get is that what the immigration bill would do, if you actually look at where they are in their preparation of it, is it would strengthen our immigration laws and make it harder for bad guys to get in by modernizing our immigration system. so people who say that, you know, this is an argument against immigration reform, even if they're in the united states senate, simply don't know what they're talking about. >> maybe they haven't read the bill. mr. welsh, do you agree with the rand pauls and steve king that the bombings mean we should slow down the pace of immigration reform? >>
john mccain calls that ludicrous. what do you think? >> i'm with john mccain on this one. i mean, this is almost pathetic kind of excuse. what does it have to do with a mexican living in the united states who has done everything right and wants their kids to be able to get ahead in american life? what is this incident in boston have to do -- >> the argument is these are two individuals who emigrated from dagestan, from chechnya, came here, and ended up wreaking havoc. >> so...
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you've got john mccain who his senior aide said he is confident mccain's vote will be a yes. and we're still waiting on jeff flake. as he close personal friend of gabby giffords. they represent a state that went through the trauma of tucson. so they come at this with both the personal experience that their state has gone through and the red state experience. so they will be important to watch as this unfolds. >> i'm curious, kelly. what kind of behind the scenes details can you give us regarding the reaction to the mother of one of the children whose life was taken down in that massacre, giving the president's weekend address? >> well, i have been very struck by of all the kinds of individuals who have deeply personal cause who's come to the senate or come to capitol hill to try to make their voices heard, and on different subjects it happens quite often. the senators i talk to really expressed a deep sense of connection to the families. a sense of wanting to do something in addition to listening to then, but those who, especially democrats, want to take action. republicans,
you've got john mccain who his senior aide said he is confident mccain's vote will be a yes. and we're still waiting on jeff flake. as he close personal friend of gabby giffords. they represent a state that went through the trauma of tucson. so they come at this with both the personal experience that their state has gone through and the red state experience. so they will be important to watch as this unfolds. >> i'm curious, kelly. what kind of behind the scenes details can you give us...
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mccain and graham says the injured suspect is not entitled to his miranda rights. they want him to be treated as an enemy combatant. it's a non-debate for him. the mother-in-law she is sickened by the horror inflicted. the family realizes now they never really new tamerian tsarnaev, the suspect number one and cannot begin to comprehend this tragedy. we are all over the developments including something going on in the city of chicago. more on that in a second. here is what we got for you now. mike tobin in watertown, massachusetts. what is the latest on the investigation there. ed henry at the white house responding to all these crosscurrents everywhere. to eric shawn where the injured suspect remains not surprisingly under heavy guard. mike? >> reporter: neil, this is the i dill i can neighborhood where it came to an end in a blaze of gunfire. the view of the helicopter pilot had there was someone hiding in that boat. he was wounded and bleeding, dzhokar tsarnaev half an hour from the cover of night that could have allowed him to move again. there were federal agen
mccain and graham says the injured suspect is not entitled to his miranda rights. they want him to be treated as an enemy combatant. it's a non-debate for him. the mother-in-law she is sickened by the horror inflicted. the family realizes now they never really new tamerian tsarnaev, the suspect number one and cannot begin to comprehend this tragedy. we are all over the developments including something going on in the city of chicago. more on that in a second. here is what we got for you now....
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>> you heard lindsey graham say that as well as john mccain, saying we should arm the rebels. the problem as you laid out there and as "the new york times" laid out over the weekend is the lerebels aren't natural allies of the united states. they have al qaeda links. so to arm the opposition is in many ways to arm the opposition against the u.s. so it doesn't look like that would happen. i think one of the things that is interesting about this is that we are seeing the sort of post-iraq reaction to the middle east. even someone who is as hawkish as a john mccain or lindsey grah graham, they are certainly not advocating any boots on the ground. what it looks like that we're in for is this long sort of evaluation of whether or not there actually were chemical weapons used then the white house will have to decide what they want to do. they want to figure out what russia, what china, would do. so far russia and china have been pretty much road blocks of getting anything done there. >> sure. >> what does turkey want to do? what does jordan want to do? their neighbors in that region
>> you heard lindsey graham say that as well as john mccain, saying we should arm the rebels. the problem as you laid out there and as "the new york times" laid out over the weekend is the lerebels aren't natural allies of the united states. they have al qaeda links. so to arm the opposition is in many ways to arm the opposition against the u.s. so it doesn't look like that would happen. i think one of the things that is interesting about this is that we are seeing the sort of...
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mccain says they need nor evidence to corroborate is an excuse not to act. lindsay graham a wants ants action plan that the chemical weapons are skuishd once assad is deposed. they say they are not calling for the u.s. to send troops to sear graduate bu the obama administration is reluctant to even send weapons. >>> speaking of lindsay graham, he is with me now. your reaction now. we understand it was your letter along with john mccain that revealed this intelligence. they responded to you in a letter as wendall just quoted that our intel does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the syrian regime has these weapons on a small scale? >> they say moderate to high probability. the israelis confirmed from their intelligence sources the use of chemical weapons. our european alleys have confirmed from their intelligence sources the use of chemical weapons. our people say moderate to high probability. when you talk to syrian opposition, they will say hundred percent that assad have used chemical weapons. i think the red line has been cross and at question
mccain says they need nor evidence to corroborate is an excuse not to act. lindsay graham a wants ants action plan that the chemical weapons are skuishd once assad is deposed. they say they are not calling for the u.s. to send troops to sear graduate bu the obama administration is reluctant to even send weapons. >>> speaking of lindsay graham, he is with me now. your reaction now. we understand it was your letter along with john mccain that revealed this intelligence. they responded to...
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john mccain and lindsey graham don't have a lot of fans in right-wing media. marco rubio on the other hand can say, you know i respect you rush here it is. but there is a lot of question about what would be best for him if he runs for president. >> michael: let's move from that, a battle as big as the budget -- as immigration would be the budget. it is the president's budget is expected to come out. do somethingives have a chance of winning some battles with the white house? >> their best friend in this case is probably just the house republicans in that the only reason that obama is suggesting this idea is to show he is willing to make this kind of deal if republicans agree to meet him halfway. but since they won't do that, the social security cuts will probably never happen. >> michael: it could end up being just a piece of brilliant politics for the president if that happens. you wrote about bobby jindal. today he scrapped entirely his plan to replace his state's income and corporate taxes with a higher sales tax. what is the cautionary tax tale here for re
john mccain and lindsey graham don't have a lot of fans in right-wing media. marco rubio on the other hand can say, you know i respect you rush here it is. but there is a lot of question about what would be best for him if he runs for president. >> michael: let's move from that, a battle as big as the budget -- as immigration would be the budget. it is the president's budget is expected to come out. do somethingives have a chance of winning some battles with the white house? >>...
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we saw senators john mccain, lindsey graham, put out a statement on friday afternoon saying this should not have happened at all. if you are going support comprehensive immigration reform, it would be to make sure that people come out of the shadows, that the country knows who is in this country and who is not. they were really defensive, trying to come out for this type of thing. it is important to note in this debate that these two brothers came to the united states for asylum, but i am not sure that is applicable to the big contours' of the immigration reform bill that is trying to give a pathway to citizenship to people who are illegal in this country, not those who came in under asylum. host: the fbi is under some criticism because apparently they had looked into the older brothers trip to russia. he was there for six months. they don't know who we had contact with and the fbi basically said he was not a threat. and of course we know what happened last monday. guest: there will be a tremendous amount of reporting over the next several days about what the fbi knew and did not know.
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senator john mccain not among them. >> what is your thought on a filibuster on this? >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i will not only encourage it, i do not understand it. what are we afraid of? >> dan malloy is lashing out at the nra's president wayne lapierre who criticized the state's measures. >> wayne reminds me of the clowns at the circus. they get the most attention. that's what he's paid to do but the reality the gun used to kill 26 people on december 14th was legally purchased in the state of connecticut even though we had an assault weapons ban. but, you know, there were loopholes in it that you could drive a truck through. he is so out of whack, it is unbelievable. i can't get on a plane as the governor of the state of connecticut without somebody running a background check on me. why should you be able to buy a gun or armor piercing munitions? doesn't make sense. >> joining the president today will be
senator john mccain not among them. >> what is your thought on a filibuster on this? >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i will not only encourage it, i do not understand it. what are we afraid of? >> dan malloy is lashing out at the nra's president wayne lapierre who criticized the state's measures. >>...
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it was signed by four republican senators, graham, mccain, ayachayo ayotte. congressman peter king joins me now. congressman king, good morning to you. >> good morning, chuck. >> let me start with any information overnight that you can share with us this morning. anything you've been briefed on including how much -- how communicative is the suspect? >> really all i'm getting is the same reports that you are. that he apparently has been answering some questions in writing. that's really all i know. and i wonder how effective that would be at this stage of the interrogation. in any event, that's really all i've heard. >> let's start with this debate about whether he should get miranda rights. you don't want to see him get miranda rights at all in this stage. but two other terror suspects, high profile terror suspects, taken in the last five years, abdulmutallab, the underwear bomber and times square bomber, both talked after they were read their miranda rights. so is this really as big of an issue as you and others are making it? >> yes, it is. because, first o
it was signed by four republican senators, graham, mccain, ayachayo ayotte. congressman peter king joins me now. congressman king, good morning to you. >> good morning, chuck. >> let me start with any information overnight that you can share with us this morning. anything you've been briefed on including how much -- how communicative is the suspect? >> really all i'm getting is the same reports that you are. that he apparently has been answering some questions in writing....
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and you get john mccain and lindsey graham. they must be a vaudeville act. now they want to go after syria. last time i checked there were no americans killed in syria. where is great britain and germany and russia? >> you feel the western world is dropping the ball, because to mccain's point, they're siting the case of syria's president assad using chemical weapon on his people. you have been a victim of terrorist. your brother died in a terrorist act. are you saying that the constant eye for an eye goes too far? >> no. what i'm saying in our case, we had 189 americans blown out of the air at 31,000 feet and it took us almost ten years to get our government to do what was right. we did ask for military action if it was connected to state-sponsored terrorism. now we have a situation where we made a mistake in iraq, looks like. we're war weary in afghanistan what we have gone through. now we have a syrian issue. i think president obama handled the libyan situation perfectly. an international coalition. >> so you're glad gadhafi is gone. >> no question. that w
and you get john mccain and lindsey graham. they must be a vaudeville act. now they want to go after syria. last time i checked there were no americans killed in syria. where is great britain and germany and russia? >> you feel the western world is dropping the ball, because to mccain's point, they're siting the case of syria's president assad using chemical weapon on his people. you have been a victim of terrorist. your brother died in a terrorist act. are you saying that the constant...
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i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central to our national security. if over time, the evidence suggests after a reasonable opportunity to make this decision this suspect is not fall into the statutory definition of an enemy combatants, i will accept that result. i think to rule that decision out now is premature and is unfair to those who are trying to protect us. i do not know how in the world we can make that decision by monday afternoon, given the recent nature of this attack. i will continue to work with the administration to create laws allows us to create tools to defend ourselves against these enemies. on march 25, i wrote all our military lawyers, asking 15 questio
i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central to our national security. if over...
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i know john mccain, lindsey graham, couple of others are pushing for that. you need a little more evidence to know whether you can do that. you really have to know, did he become part of the terrorist war against the united states? these e-mails and texts that they're discovering kind of make a pretty good case that he was part of a group that's at war against the united states. if you can make that case, then you could try him in a military court. you could try him in guantanamo bay and not have the spectacle of this trial having to take place in boston or some other place where they would change venue. >> are you sure about military court? as i understand, it was for noncitizens and for foreign nationals. >> if a citizen becomes part of the war effort against the united states -- let's take an example like this. let's take the second world war. let's say an american citizen went to germany and joined the nazi army and invaded the united states, we could try that person in a military court. now, the nature of this war is so ambiguous, you're going to get a
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this is to john mccain. it stays intelligence community does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the syrian regime has on a small chemical weapons on their own people. jeremy from the hill says their staff writer writes on defense issues, mr. herb, how does the white house treat this information that came yesterday? guest: well, they have reacted with caution on the next steps on whether or not to red line has been crossed. and white house officials said they still did not have enough evidence to corroborate the chemical weapons had been used. they did not stay red line had been crossed. they said the evidence was still being collected before determining next steps they were going to take. host: is there any sense on how long this process of determining evidence will take from the white house? >> no. today didn't give me a timeline. they said they obviously want to do it as quickly as possible d talked about the assad regime allowing the united nations and but said they had other sources on the gr
this is to john mccain. it stays intelligence community does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the syrian regime has on a small chemical weapons on their own people. jeremy from the hill says their staff writer writes on defense issues, mr. herb, how does the white house treat this information that came yesterday? guest: well, they have reacted with caution on the next steps on whether or not to red line has been crossed. and white house officials said they still did not have...
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john mccain got into a heated back-and-forth yesterday about keeping the border secure with the head of border security for the united states are we focusing too much on the path to citizenship and not enough on border security as it relates to the chances of the bill actually passing the house of representatives. >> chris, i think the press is focusing a lot on this path to citizenship. everyone knows that's always been the tough nut to crack because republicans have been so against providing a lot of these families an opportunity to come out of the shadows. bipartisanally there's agreement we have to do something at the border and the workplace, to make sure that unscrupulous employers aren't offering jobs that americans should take, to folks who have no right to work in this country. i don't think you're going to have an issue when it comes to border security, not only has the president been working for over four years to beef up our ability to enforce the borders. but bipartisanally we agree that we want to make sure we don't have a repeat of the same debate we're having today, a
john mccain got into a heated back-and-forth yesterday about keeping the border secure with the head of border security for the united states are we focusing too much on the path to citizenship and not enough on border security as it relates to the chances of the bill actually passing the house of representatives. >> chris, i think the press is focusing a lot on this path to citizenship. everyone knows that's always been the tough nut to crack because republicans have been so against...
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here's senator john mccain earlier today. >> this is a serious situation, no doubt about it. south korea would win, we would win, if there's an all out conflict, but the fact is that north korea could set seoul on fire, and that would be a controversy of enormous proportions. i don't know what kind of game this young man is playing, it's obviously brinksmanship. >> you could definitely hear urgency in senator john mccain's voice from earlier this morning. we have heard from senior administration officials here at the white house saying they're are taking the threats from north korea alarming. and also we're hearing from south korea that say are saying that north korea might have some form of missile launch again this week. again this weekend, massive rallys, soldiers lining up as far as the eye can see, as the north korean regime threatens more. with pyongyang closing the border, more south koreans returned home saturday. but most foreign diplomats have chosen to stay, despite north korea's warning that it can't guarantee their safety in the event of a conflict. the wild card
here's senator john mccain earlier today. >> this is a serious situation, no doubt about it. south korea would win, we would win, if there's an all out conflict, but the fact is that north korea could set seoul on fire, and that would be a controversy of enormous proportions. i don't know what kind of game this young man is playing, it's obviously brinksmanship. >> you could definitely hear urgency in senator john mccain's voice from earlier this morning. we have heard from senior...
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. >> senator mccain says that the red line has been crossed. what about his recommendation, should the president taken up on that? >> i think the recommendation is a bit heavy, but the administration is in a box. when they tell the world that this is a game changer and then his secretary of defense announces that the line has been crossed, and then it turns out when chuck hagel was given options, he said, i have not even been asked to give the president options, you have to wond what the word 0 obama is worth in the world when he says, you cross a line and the world will respond. he cannot put our country in a position where his words mean nothing. >> red line crossed? what do you do? >> apparently it has been crossed, not the first time it has happened. the british and french of all written to the united nations alleging that these chemical weapons have been used in the suburbs of aleppo and damascus against rebels. maybe we are heading to the point where the cost of doing nothing becomes greater than the cost of doing something. >> about char
. >> senator mccain says that the red line has been crossed. what about his recommendation, should the president taken up on that? >> i think the recommendation is a bit heavy, but the administration is in a box. when they tell the world that this is a game changer and then his secretary of defense announces that the line has been crossed, and then it turns out when chuck hagel was given options, he said, i have not even been asked to give the president options, you have to wond...
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john mccain has been pushing for more action on syria. you have senator feinstein to maturity intelligence committees saying the red line been crossed and we need to explore the options on the table, but you do see some caution from lawmakers. i think it's related to what happened in iraq. we don't know for sure what's going on. there have been careful looking at all the information and there is some caution as well. you do not want to rush into things too quickly before you have a full assessment of the situation. host: other international relationships as we see this playing out. guest: one thing they're trying to do is to engage the international community in this conversation. one thing obama and the white house has said the they want to talk to our allies, talk to the u.n., get that engagement. that is something we have seen them talk about from the beginning. they want to act with allies and the rest of the world community behind them. part of what they're doing right now is talking with those leaders, talking with the u.n., seeing
john mccain has been pushing for more action on syria. you have senator feinstein to maturity intelligence committees saying the red line been crossed and we need to explore the options on the table, but you do see some caution from lawmakers. i think it's related to what happened in iraq. we don't know for sure what's going on. there have been careful looking at all the information and there is some caution as well. you do not want to rush into things too quickly before you have a full...
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senator mccain? >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome back, general. and first of all, in your written statement you have a "what winning looks like," and you have four bullet points. one says "an operationally ineffective al qaeda deprived of a safe haven from which to plan and conduct operations outside the area." have you seen any change there? >> over the years i have, senator. >> i they don't have a safe haven anymore in pakistan? >> they have a same haven inside of afghanistan in some areas, we're disrupting them but they have a sanctuary in pakistan. >> have you seen any progress there, the safe haven in pakistan? >> the progressive seen inside of afghanistan first -- >> my question is pakistan. >> they have not been able to conduct effective operations nor plan operations from pakistan. >> they don't have a safe haven in pakistan? >> they are still physically there. they are not able to plan and conduct operations from there at this point. >> well, that's very interesting news. today in the press clip, it says reduction of opium by afghans is u
senator mccain? >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome back, general. and first of all, in your written statement you have a "what winning looks like," and you have four bullet points. one says "an operationally ineffective al qaeda deprived of a safe haven from which to plan and conduct operations outside the area." have you seen any change there? >> over the years i have, senator. >> i they don't have a safe haven anymore in pakistan? >> they have a...
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and i just having heard similar rounds of questioning and hearings before this one, from senator mccain and others who have asked is in question, this is the emerging consensus, i believe, of this body, this committee, many members of the committee about china's responsibilities, and where we be likely go. so i hope you will just take that for what it's worth category. a question then you asked a couple of things about sequester. i visited joint base langley used this last week in virginia and that is the home of the air force's air combat command, talked to the men and women who maintained f-22 release on the very day the u.s. had deployed to the air force base in south korea. and we've had a remarkable show of force, both f-22's and b-2's to demonstrate that we're serious about the north korea threat but as we were doing that, i was being told air force plans to cut flying hours by 18% as a result of the sequester. air combat command informed us as of this week, it will enter what they call a tier ready status. one third of its flying units will cease flying or stand down for the rema
and i just having heard similar rounds of questioning and hearings before this one, from senator mccain and others who have asked is in question, this is the emerging consensus, i believe, of this body, this committee, many members of the committee about china's responsibilities, and where we be likely go. so i hope you will just take that for what it's worth category. a question then you asked a couple of things about sequester. i visited joint base langley used this last week in virginia and...
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it was known as the mccain/kennedy bill. democrats were for it. they were supporting it. but the republican party went against it and it died. ever since then, latino voters have fallen away from the republican party in significant numbers. they have to rethink that. >> now, you spent time meeting with the rnc chair, priebus. what are your impressions? i mean, tell us why and what you think he is really doing. what is this really all about? >> i think he's sincere in listening. but i don't know if that's going to translate into the kind of action that can be measurable immediately. i mean, you're talking about spending $10 million. that's not a lot of money when you're considering the need for a long-term strategy to deal with the issue of the relationship between african-americans and the republican party. it's going to take more than that. >> there's a lot of debate, and you have agreed you're going to appear at our national action convention this weekend and you'll debate some of the issues. i thank you for being here tonight. i tell people you're the only one that i k
it was known as the mccain/kennedy bill. democrats were for it. they were supporting it. but the republican party went against it and it died. ever since then, latino voters have fallen away from the republican party in significant numbers. they have to rethink that. >> now, you spent time meeting with the rnc chair, priebus. what are your impressions? i mean, tell us why and what you think he is really doing. what is this really all about? >> i think he's sincere in listening. but...
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>> senator mccain, what is the main difference in the language of the bill compared to the mccain/kennedy bill? --w much will the political -- ntribute ons cop to a change in support for the bill? >> i think most republicans -- many more republicans than the last time are aware as marco and bob pointed out so, i think graphically that the status quo is not acceptable. the status quo is not acceptable. if you believe that then you are willing to make compromises that may not fit your exact plan or proposal for immigration reform. that's why it is so important that the eight of us -- there is varied backgrounds and varied view points and that's why we have come together. the other thing about it is -- and a little straight talk here. straight talk. republicans have got to compete and i say compete for the hispanic voter. passage of this legislation in my view and i think my republican friends agree with me, doesn't gain a single vote from the hispanic community. but it puts us on a level where we can compete in a battle of ideas. we think we win with lower taxes, less government. we think w
>> senator mccain, what is the main difference in the language of the bill compared to the mccain/kennedy bill? --w much will the political -- ntribute ons cop to a change in support for the bill? >> i think most republicans -- many more republicans than the last time are aware as marco and bob pointed out so, i think graphically that the status quo is not acceptable. the status quo is not acceptable. if you believe that then you are willing to make compromises that may not fit your...
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please don't mistake my zeal for defending the country -- it was senator mccain and myself and many others who said do not torture the detainees. when you capture someone, we don't cut off their heads, we give them a lawyer. that makes us better. not weaker. so count me in for the idea of fighting the war within our values. the reason i don't want to torture anyone is because that is not who we are about and it hurts us more than it helps us during -- helps us. having said that, i understand the difference between fighting a war and fighting a crime. and i will work with my colleagues in anyway possible to make sure that we make the least amount of mistakes as a nation. the one mistake i will not tolerate is the mistake of believing we are not at war. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to all of you for joining us. i would like to start with professor selman. in your testimony, you note that critics of the administration's white paper on this issue focus on the weaknesses of the pre- requirements outlined in that white paper. under the memos analysis you must be met before u.s. citizen
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john mccain and lindsey graham are saying let's arm the opposition which i have serious concerns with. >> sure. >> the second point you're is also, we have these red lines. exactly right. and we should have red lines. that's why we need to get the u.n. security council engaged. it has to be a nato led effort. do you know who is on the sidelines? russia. russia said from the get-go, if syria uses chemical weapons, even though they're our allies, that's a no-no. it is very clear they just did that. what is russia going to do? that's why the big one is russia. that's where we have to put pressure on them and make sure we do the right thing. >> the whole point of having a red line is say if you cross it, we will get more involved. we will do something more. be it further articling of rebels or sending boots on the ground. something. but what is the benefit to america to getting more and more involved in this civil war in syria and can you explain that without about the benefit to israel? >> sure. two things. one, i'm not advocating, i want to make sure that we don't get involved. i think
john mccain and lindsey graham are saying let's arm the opposition which i have serious concerns with. >> sure. >> the second point you're is also, we have these red lines. exactly right. and we should have red lines. that's why we need to get the u.n. security council engaged. it has to be a nato led effort. do you know who is on the sidelines? russia. russia said from the get-go, if syria uses chemical weapons, even though they're our allies, that's a no-no. it is very clear they...
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just have a listen to what john mccain said on cbs's "face the nation" this morning. >> china does hold the key to this problem. china cut off their economy if they want to. >> so how important is china in this equation? >> well, i think a lot of people will tell you senator mccain's making a really good point here -- money. north korea always cash strapped, always looking for cash. and so if the chinese, which are their major, if not only, ally, in a true economic sense right now, if the chinese are getting unhappy with all of this spinning out of control, it is possible that north korea may react to that by tamping down. the chinese are after economic stability in the region. make no mistake, that's what they want to see, the china, the asia economic powerhouse. china wants to see that undisturbed. if north korea starts making trouble, that puts the whole region on edge, economically, financially, as well as from a security point of view. so the chinese may indeed be the key to calming some of this down. >> barbara starr, thanks so much from washington. >>> mega church pastor rick war
just have a listen to what john mccain said on cbs's "face the nation" this morning. >> china does hold the key to this problem. china cut off their economy if they want to. >> so how important is china in this equation? >> well, i think a lot of people will tell you senator mccain's making a really good point here -- money. north korea always cash strapped, always looking for cash. and so if the chinese, which are their major, if not only, ally, in a true economic...
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bill clinton pardon on marc rich and enron to pass mccai mccain/feingold. sometimes it takes year. by the way the white house got backup from senator john mccain who condemned the senate republicans who are threatening a filibuster on guns. >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> meanwhile, oklahoma senator is shopping his own plan and is in touch regularly with the white house. at this point, the white house will call any gun bill that offers even minimal progress or improvement and enforcement on the law. >>> so, why all the hurry on getting a gun deal done? well this week may be the president's last opportunity to keep focus on guns before the issue is overrun by immigration and the budget. domestic issue, where republicans have an incentive to deal. >> the politics of self-dop self-deportation are behind us. the rank and file republican party member is now understanding that there has to be an earned pathway to citizenship. >> because th
bill clinton pardon on marc rich and enron to pass mccai mccain/feingold. sometimes it takes year. by the way the white house got backup from senator john mccain who condemned the senate republicans who are threatening a filibuster on guns. >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> meanwhile, oklahoma senator is shopping his own plan and is in...
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satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> arizona senator john mccain and lindsey graham of south carolina have released a statement on the importance of immigration reform to america's national security. it said, in the wake of the terrorist attack in boston, some have suggested the circumstances of this tragedy are justifications for delaying or stopping entirely comprehensive immigration reform. the opposite is true. the immigration reform will strengthen our nation's security by helping us identify who has entered our country and who has left. a basic function of government that our broken immigration system is incapable of accomplishing today. the status quo is unacceptable. the f-35 -- is the most expensive airplane in our history. it is a fighter plane to be used by the navy and the marine corps. it is a replacement for the f- 16. new, supposed to be our advanced, all-purpose fighter jets. it is supposed to be in the skies fighting. it is still in development. it is an incredibly troubled program. it has gone tens of billions of dollars over budg
satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> arizona senator john mccain and lindsey graham of south carolina have released a statement on the importance of immigration reform to america's national security. it said, in the wake of the terrorist attack in boston, some have suggested the circumstances of this tragedy are justifications for delaying or stopping entirely comprehensive immigration reform. the opposite is true. the immigration reform will...
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i think lindsey graham named it well when he called the schumer- mccain. the leadership of those two gentlemen in this process has been outstanding. it was everything i wished i could see since i have been here. when this bill is passed, it it will be a reaffirmation of two incredibly american ideas. the idea we are committed to the rule of law and the idea that we are a nation of immigrants. i would argue that it is those two ideas working together that decade after decade has enabled every generation of americans to invent the future. it is our time in the 21st century to decide whether we are still up to that task, whether we can continue to invent the future not just here, but the entire world. s of tential ourselves to thesei part of moving us forward. i want to thank the people in colorado who told me on how broken immigration system is effect in their lives and their works. the cattle ranchers on the eastern point. the people working in the high- tech field. the people who are the dreamers when i was superintendent of the denver public schools. each
i think lindsey graham named it well when he called the schumer- mccain. the leadership of those two gentlemen in this process has been outstanding. it was everything i wished i could see since i have been here. when this bill is passed, it it will be a reaffirmation of two incredibly american ideas. the idea we are committed to the rule of law and the idea that we are a nation of immigrants. i would argue that it is those two ideas working together that decade after decade has enabled every...
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but these are people in the senate like john mccain. like chuck schumer. they may not get along on other else, but they are committed as seeing a policy deal through. and i'm going to tell you, we are going to see a deal announced in the next week and next two weeks, sometime within the month of april, probably. it'll get slammed by the left. it's he going to get slammed by the right. but we need to keep our eye on the ball. two things. one, we need to address the issue, address the problem of the 11 million. number two, we need to have a deal that can get approved. and we've got to have confidence and the guys in that room and the lady also on the house side that they are doing their best to try to come up with what is the art of the possible to see this through to the finish line. >> lz, are we nearly there? >> yes, we're nearly there. simply because of the 2012 election. i'm not as joyful, i guess, as my comrade ana is. this is about one thing, trying to get ahold of the latino vote. plain and simple. john mccain, god bless him for doing this, but he i
but these are people in the senate like john mccain. like chuck schumer. they may not get along on other else, but they are committed as seeing a policy deal through. and i'm going to tell you, we are going to see a deal announced in the next week and next two weeks, sometime within the month of april, probably. it'll get slammed by the left. it's he going to get slammed by the right. but we need to keep our eye on the ball. two things. one, we need to address the issue, address the problem of...
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here is what your colleagues, senator john mccain had to say about that yesterday. take a listen. >> what's your thought on a filibuster on this? would you be against that? >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster? >> i would not own encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> can you explain what your colleagues would be afraid of about the issue in a debate? >> there is no fear about a debate. it is unlimited debate that is the filibuster that could block action. i believe senator mccain's statement is profoundly important. i deeply respect him. but his saying as the leader of his party is that we should vote is exactly what the president has said the families deserve and what the american people deserve. so i sincerely believe we will have a vote. the progress of talks on the national background check is very encouraging involving senators who are trying to reach a bipartisan compromise as we did i
here is what your colleagues, senator john mccain had to say about that yesterday. take a listen. >> what's your thought on a filibuster on this? would you be against that? >> i don't understand it. the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you would encourage republicans not to filibuster? >> i would not own encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> can you explain what...
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they agreed with the decision but they put out a statement, senator lindsay graham and john mccain and peter king that went on to say, however, limiting this investigation to 48 hours and exclusively regularly on the exception to miranda could limit our ability to gather critical information about future attacks from this suspect. bottom line is what knees republican lawmakers are calling for is the suspect be officially classified as an enemy combatant. not that he would face a military tribunal but the interrogation could go on longer an couple of days. there may be some people in the administration that believe such a long interrogation could taint the eventual prosecution in a civilian court. there will be a healthy debate about this in the days ahead. for now, they focusing on a great sense of relief, not just in boston but here in the white house, in the early stages of the investigation. we don't know what else is out there. >> megyn: thank you. top team of terror people across the administration getting together. they've been together getting ready to question this man. when he
they agreed with the decision but they put out a statement, senator lindsay graham and john mccain and peter king that went on to say, however, limiting this investigation to 48 hours and exclusively regularly on the exception to miranda could limit our ability to gather critical information about future attacks from this suspect. bottom line is what knees republican lawmakers are calling for is the suspect be officially classified as an enemy combatant. not that he would face a military...
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i do think the president's argument that this should have vote as john mccain said over the weekend vote no if you want to. what are we afraid of. what is bad letting these things come up for a vote so the republicans can vote against them. the filibuster vote is not a strong argument for republicans. >> it's a tactical mistake mccain is right. allow a vote. the most that will happen is a really unimportant change in one of the laws on background checks. and if you want to be seen as standing in the way of that, i think that's a mistake. you won the debate. so now pocket it but allow the vote. >> bret: next up, remembering the iron lady. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. we chip away. making the colors of earth and sunset skies into rich interior accents. or putting the beauty of a forest in the palm of your hands... it will take you to another place... wherever you happen to b
i do think the president's argument that this should have vote as john mccain said over the weekend vote no if you want to. what are we afraid of. what is bad letting these things come up for a vote so the republicans can vote against them. the filibuster vote is not a strong argument for republicans. >> it's a tactical mistake mccain is right. allow a vote. the most that will happen is a really unimportant change in one of the laws on background checks. and if you want to be seen as...
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why would mccain? is it sticking it to obama do you think? >> i hope it's not. let's put it that way. they do seem to have this grand world view of this notion of, you know, we got to be tough here, be tough there, be tough there, to be tough there. regardless of being tough here is in our interest of not. it keeps playing that way. i talked to people in the administration. they raise other options. perhaps if there's a proof of chemical weapon use that is more than just minimal that they could have a limited military strike. you remember back before the iraq war, when we were arguing about this. bush made it seem like two options, do nothing or a full-scale invasion. the white house is looking to send a signal, a message if they get to that point. having an expensive military operation, no-fly zone, safe havens, all that, for reasons bobby mentioned and others, it's really difficult to contemplate. what the end game is. >> let's go to the part of the "wall street journal" we all trust, the front page. much different than the other side. "damascus has developed
why would mccain? is it sticking it to obama do you think? >> i hope it's not. let's put it that way. they do seem to have this grand world view of this notion of, you know, we got to be tough here, be tough there, be tough there, to be tough there. regardless of being tough here is in our interest of not. it keeps playing that way. i talked to people in the administration. they raise other options. perhaps if there's a proof of chemical weapon use that is more than just minimal that they...
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>> senator mccain, can you tell us what paul ryan told you? >> i said i think my comments are important. he agrees with what i just said. thanks for calling, and -- once you run for president -- no, he did not say that. [laughter] >> the other day that lindsey >> the other day that lindsey graham said the goal is to get 70% of votes in the senate -- >> we need that, and i think it's doable. >> senator schumer? >> if we were to pass this bill with over 50 democratic votes -- normally eight or nine republican votes -- it would pass. we would get the 60. it would bode poorly for the house. what we are looking for is getting a large republican vote. we did some very interesting things. senators hatch and rubio, feinstein and bennett were part of the section. it was a point where most agreed with our proposal. southeast ag did not. we knew there were a lot of republican senators from the southeast who might vote for our bill, but if their growers portray -- were very much against the bill -- their agriculture is a bit different. we worked out an ac
>> senator mccain, can you tell us what paul ryan told you? >> i said i think my comments are important. he agrees with what i just said. thanks for calling, and -- once you run for president -- no, he did not say that. [laughter] >> the other day that lindsey >> the other day that lindsey graham said the goal is to get 70% of votes in the senate -- >> we need that, and i think it's doable. >> senator schumer? >> if we were to pass this bill with over...
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now on cap pal hill surprise, surprise, lindsey graham and john mccain are demanding action. >> the president of the united states said if they used chemical weapons it would be a game changer, that it would cross the red line. i think it's obvious that that red line has been crossed. >> michael: it's not just republicans calling for action. senator dianne feinstein said it's clear a red line has been crossed and action must be taken to prevent larger scale use. the administration has not yet made a decision but in a letter to senator carl levin today it called for an u.n. investigation. and the u.n. is already on it. secretary ban ki-moon has called for a task force to look into the allegations. but the only problem syria president omar bashar is not letting them in. be still the white house says it is waiting for more concrete evidence before making a decision. "the new york times" quoted a senior official saying, it is precisely because this is a red line that we have to establish with air tight certainty that this happened. the bar on the united states is higher on anyone else both becaus
now on cap pal hill surprise, surprise, lindsey graham and john mccain are demanding action. >> the president of the united states said if they used chemical weapons it would be a game changer, that it would cross the red line. i think it's obvious that that red line has been crossed. >> michael: it's not just republicans calling for action. senator dianne feinstein said it's clear a red line has been crossed and action must be taken to prevent larger scale use. the administration...
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arizona congressman john mccain commented about that this morning. take a listen. >> i think we have our priorities skewed here. i've for given the faa. i want to give them flexibility and the air force. i don't want the cuts to be as steep as they are on national defense. >> the brain trusts are here. you are the second guest we've had today on the broadcast from the blaze. this is the first. >> fantastic. we are taking over. >> probably a mistake but it's good to have you nonetheless. let's talk about the sequester for a second. this really has a lot of folks up in arms. congress, again, not knowing toing at with any sort of speed on anything ever and all of a sudden last week when they started hearing from folks who had been stuck on tarmacs for a few hours or stuck in airport terminals for longer than they'd like, all of a sudden the house and senate move like that. go ahead. >> now we know they're capable of it. >> they've been holding back. >> right. but you have to ask what about the kids on head start, what about the people in cancer clinics,
arizona congressman john mccain commented about that this morning. take a listen. >> i think we have our priorities skewed here. i've for given the faa. i want to give them flexibility and the air force. i don't want the cuts to be as steep as they are on national defense. >> the brain trusts are here. you are the second guest we've had today on the broadcast from the blaze. this is the first. >> fantastic. we are taking over. >> probably a mistake but it's good to have...
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john mccain has been very open about this and he said if the republicans want to be competitive with hispanic voters in america we've got to step forward and find a solution to our immigration challenge. >> now have the eight of you discussed not only the substance of the bill but how each team of you is going to deal with challenges from your own caucus? >> we haven't gotten into particulars. we could is certainly to this and my work as senate whip, i do it everyday where we break out members of each caucus and each approach to make sure they understand the bill but in tirness they took this to own caucus, we took ito ours and we opened it to question. on the democratic side, as you might expect, there was a more positive rnse but i still feel very hopeful we'll have a substantial number of republican senators. >> several of you at today's press conference talk about how you would welcome amendments but not amendments you felt were designed to kill the bill. how is that actually going to work? in other words, are you committed to working together as a group to actually meeting and s
john mccain has been very open about this and he said if the republicans want to be competitive with hispanic voters in america we've got to step forward and find a solution to our immigration challenge. >> now have the eight of you discussed not only the substance of the bill but how each team of you is going to deal with challenges from your own caucus? >> we haven't gotten into particulars. we could is certainly to this and my work as senate whip, i do it everyday where we break...
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the senators who represent the defense contractors are graham and mccain. the oil companies are like ain't no oil, you know, and many other companies, don't see a profit in it. it's just basically defense contractors versus everybody else who doesn't want to go. in that rare case, i think defense contractors lose, they can cross a red line, blue line, purple line and we're not going. >> isn't it interesting that they asked president obama these questions about syria, like he's not president of the united states, but president of the world. like it's his responsibility to take care of it. isn't there a group of arab states that want to get involved. aren't they interested at all in this? cenk: i got a tweet from an angry right winger saying it's close to turkey, why don't you arabs deal with it. turks are not arabs. >> you couldn't get in 140 characters what you want to say to him. cenk: arabs going to the rescue is going to be zero. >> wry is that? cenk: it's all about financial incentives. all our tanks are to protect our assets not yours. >> it will be to
the senators who represent the defense contractors are graham and mccain. the oil companies are like ain't no oil, you know, and many other companies, don't see a profit in it. it's just basically defense contractors versus everybody else who doesn't want to go. in that rare case, i think defense contractors lose, they can cross a red line, blue line, purple line and we're not going. >> isn't it interesting that they asked president obama these questions about syria, like he's not...